2006/7/8 3.5L Owners

2 messages, Last post on Jul 24, 2009 at 9:19 AM

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#1 of 2 2006/7/8 3.5L Owners by genkuro Jul 24, 2009 (8:37 am)
Watch out for the VVTi oil line. It's failing all over the place. This will potentially dump all of your oil, seize your engine, score the cylinders, etc. I just went through this at 45,000 miles with a 2007 Limited. I dumped a total of 3 quarts of oil which scared the living daylights out of me. I started researching and I found all sorts of reports that include the Camry and Avalon showing similar failures. Some people report seizing. Other people are reporting repairs in the thousands. One guy reported being 10,000 miles out of warranty. Try rav4world or some other forums sight if you want to read more about it. This should definitely be a recall. I can't believe Toyota is sitting on it.
#2 of 2 RAV4 - Adding Bluetooth by nj_rav4 Jul 24, 2009 (9:19 am)
I bought a 2009 RAV4 Sport and was told that bluetooth was not available. Can the dealer add bluetooth post-purchase (and swap out the old steering wheel)?